Farmers in Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, San Juan and Island counties are eligible to apply for federal disaster support, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, announced today. The counties are included in a list of 15 in Washington designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as primary natural disaster areas due to agriculture losses caused by excessive rain, flooding, below normal temperatures,… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement tonight following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
“The President laid out a strong agenda to create jobs and strengthen America,” Larsen said. “To create jobs in Northwest Washington, we need to invest in transportation, promote our exports, and strengthen our manufacturing workforce.… Read more »
January 18, 2012As Prepared for DeliveryThanks to John Frisbie and Erin Ennis for the opportunity to say a few words today, and thank you all for attending.2012 is going to be a critical year for the U.S.-China relationship. There are a number of important events and shifts in policy that are occurring simultaneously within both the countries. These changes could lead to greater… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today regarding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), which are pending anti-online piracy bills in Congress.“I support strong efforts to curb piracy and protect intellectual property, but SOPA and PIPA create unacceptable threats to free speech and free access to the internet,” Larsen said.… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, sent a letter to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert in support of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. In the letter Larsen notes the base’s importance in the administration’s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region and urges the Navy to maintain its commitment to bring the P-8A Poseidon aircraft to Whidbey Island. Larsen wrote his letter… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after President Obama released the Department of Defense strategy review.“The strategic review appropriately realigns our national security strategy to focus on the critically important Asia-Pacific region,” said Larsen, co-chair of the bipartisan U.S.-China Working Group. “Congress, the President and the… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today hailed Boeing’s announcement that it would move work on the KC-46 Air Force tanker from its facilities in Kansas to Northwest Washington.“This is great news to start the New Year,” Larsen said. “This decision to further invest in the women and men of Boeing’s Northwest Washington facilities is another reason we all worked so… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced his four principal nominees to the service academies. The principal nominees from Lake Stevens, Sedro-Woolley, Sultan and Stanwood will be granted spots in the academies next year pending successful completion of their final year of high school. Larsen will also make 10 general nominations to the academies. Larsen told each of the principal… Read more »
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives approved by voice vote a bill to extend unemployment benefits, protect seniors’ access to health care and preserve middle class tax relief.“This bipartisan bill is a victory for all Americans,” Larsen said. “House Republicans finally stopped playing politics and… Read more »
More than 4,400 residents of Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan counties will lose unemployment insurance in the next few months if Congress does not act to extend the program by the end of the year, Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, said today. Larsen was briefed yesterday by the Northwest Workforce Council in Bellingham on the jobless situation and the effect of Congressional inaction on… Read more »
